Back in Time: Unshackling From Love

Chapter 17

As Mikayla laughed, tears streamed down her face.

Images from her previous life of being beaten, cursed at, and tortured at the mental hospital flashed before her eyes.

In the flashback, the hefty caretaker had gripped her by the hair, forcefully pulling her away and causing her only bowl of plain soup to spill.

They would even forcefully pinch her mouth when she refused to take her medication, shoving handfuls of pills down her throat.

Mikayla always thought it was the mental hospital deliberately tormenting her to please

Jerome.

Little did she know, the demonic woman from the previous life was Kylie’s relative.

So, all the misery she endured in the mental hospital was orchestrated by Kylie.

Thinking about the abuse she suffered and the torment from stomach cancer, Mikayla wished she could immediately strangle Kylie.

Why did she have to be so cruel?

Jerome, who clearly loved Kylie so much, had even sent Mikayla to the mental hospital for the former’s good.

Why wouldn’t Kylie let her go? Why did she have to harm her?

Jerome looked at Mikayla on the floor.

Although she had suggested keeping the audio call on, he still worried that something might go wrong, so he followed her up.

Unexpectedly, he witnessed Mikayla attacking someone as soon as the elevator doors opened.

She lay slumped amidst a chaotic mess of fruits, her eyes vacant, her body seemingly devoid of strength.

Though her face showed a smile, tears flowed incessantly, as if she had suffered some painful and tragic ordeal, radiating endless hatred and resentment.

Strangely, Jerome’s heart didn’t fill with anger at her madness. Instead, a dull ache

serthed within him:

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going to help Mikayla

Jerome instruct ed the woman who was

the first ald

and then walked over

at her arm. “Get up.”

at her arm, it was as if he were dragging a lifeless

suddenly felt a bit

here to apologize? What’s with this madness again?” he

time, Mikayla heard his voice. Her eyes began to

Jerome felt a sense

are you planning to be with Kylie after

hoarse, and her tone

tightened

someone’s life over

found the first aid

trying to

at that moment, carrying the

up, but she coldly pushed him away.

her own, adjusted her clothes, and

Mikayla to find out

Kylie let out a stifled groan of

that Mikayla was the one responsible for

complete stop. “Shall we go to the

Kylie shook her

fine? Another inch deeper, and

while asking, “Who was that person just now? Why did she come in

a faint smile. “She might have misunderstood

bullied like this, and you’re still defending her. I think we should call the police and

to the round–faced woman, “Aunt Agatha, please go back for now.

didn’t want to leave, but she could tell it wasn’t appropriate for her

need someone to

“What just happened? Why did Mikayla attack you?